Man Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison for Trying to Murder Four Cops - Today's News in El Salvador

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Cortez, a gang member with the MS, attempted to assassinate 4 police officers in Teotepeque, La Libertad Costa. For these events he has received a 50-year prison sentence, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) said. In the early morning of June 27, 2021, PNC agents were carrying out routine patrols in the El Ángel canton, when gang members from the area attacked them with firearms, among them, Sánchez Cortez, who had the rank …

The events occurred in the rural area of Teotepeque, La Libertad Costa. EL SALVADOR.- The Second Judgment Court of Santa Tecla found Miguel Ángel Sánchez Cortez guilty for his involvement in the attempted murder of four officers of the National Civil Police (PNC). On the early morning of June 27, 2021, while police officers were conducting a patrol in the rural area of Teotepeque, La Libertad Costa, were caught by an armed attack by a group of g…